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I 0. T. 110211111. DEVIGE FOR AIE'PIXING MAILING LABELS.

Patented Dec. 15,1891.

free STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ORION r. DOZIER, or BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

DEVICE FOR AFFIXING MAILING-LABELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,092, dated December15, 1891.

I Application filed July 27, 1891. Serial No. 400,881. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORION T. DOZIER, a citizen of the United'States,residing at the city of Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and Stateof Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Affixing Mailing-Labels; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for affixing labelsadapted to contain names of subscribers for newspapers to prepare thelatter for mailing; and the object is to provide a compact and simpledevice which is arranged to feed the slip of paper containing the listof names automatically and at the same time apply to the paper slip acoating of a mucilaginous substance, and the slip is cut on the desiredlines and the out parts attached to the newspapers by the simpleoperation of a plunger.

With these and other ends in view my invention consists of a suitablebase having two projecting arms adapted to support a roll containing thestrip of paper on which the list of subscribers names is printed, and areceptacle designed to contain an adhesive liquid is arranged above saidroll to supply the mucilage or other adhesive liquid to the paper as itis fed forward and coat it so that it will readily adhere to thenewspapers. The strip is carried forward between two feed-rollersbeneath a plunger which is provided with a knife or cutting-edge tosever a slip of paper containing the name and address as the plungerdescends and to press it on the newspaper or wrapper beneath. Suitablesprings are arranged to return the plunger to 1ts normal position afterit has been operated, and a feed mechanism is provided whichautomatically feeds the strip of paper forward at each ascent of theplunger.

My invention consists, further, of certain details of construction andarrangement of parts which w1ll more fully appear hereinafter.

To enable others to more readily understand my invention, I haveillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I isa side elevation of my improved machine for affixing labels from acontinuous web of paper. Fig. II is a sectional view taken through themiddle thereof, and Fig. III is arear elevation of the machine. Fig. IVis a detail View of the pawl of the operating mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, in. which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the hollow base,which is preferably polygonal in crosssection and forms a guide for theplunger. On either side of this base is secured a rigid arm a,whichprojects outwardly and upwardly a short distance and then turns in avertical direction. At the bends in these arms a spool B is journaled,on which the web of paper Z) is wound, and the spool is provided withheads I) on either end within the journals, which prevent the paper fromcoming in contact with the journals.

As before mentioned, the arms a are pro-- vided with verticalextensions, as at a, and a paste or mucilage box O is loosely secured onthe vertical ends of the supporting-arms. This receptacle has adelivery-brush c, which is arranged in its lower side to contact withthe web of paper I) as it is fed to the cutting and affixing mechanismand to coat thestrip with sufficient paste orothermucilaginoussubstance, so that it will readily adhere to the newspaper. Thisreceptacle. is triangularlyshaped in cross-section, and the brush 0 isfitted in the contracted bottom thereof. On either side of the box aresecured the guides c, and the box and the guides are adapted to slidevertically on the vertical extensions a as the diameter of the spool ofpaper varies, and thereby hold the brush normally in contact with thepaper, two coiled springs 0 being arranged on the extensions above theguides, and they bear down on the same to force the receptacle into aposition where the brush comes into proper contact with the paper.

On the lower 'rearportion of the base A, beneath the arms" a, are twoplates D, which project outward in rear of the base, and the twofeed-rollers (l are journaled in bearings in said plates, one directlyabove the other, so that the paper will be held firmly between them asit comes from the supply-roll. The

shafts on which these rollers are secured project through the plate D onone side of the base, and the gear-wheels d are secured on the ends ofthe shafts, which wheels mesh with each other to adapt the rolls to turnsimultaneously. The shaft of the lower roller also projects on the otherside of the base through the plate D, and this end of the shaft isprovided with a small gear-wheel c A plunger E is fitted snugly andarranged to move vertically in the hollow base A, and it is providedwith a suitable handle e, by which the plunger can be operated by hand.AplateFis secured above the plunger, which projects on either side ofthe base and limits the downward movement of the plunger. Two uprightposts f are secured in brackets on either side of the base about midwaybetween the top and bottom thereof, which project upward throughopenings in the projecting edges of the plate F, and are suitably headedto prevent the plate from slipping off of the same. Coiled springsf arefitted on the posts f between the brackets and the plate F, which forcethe plunger upward after it. has been once depressed or operated inposition for another operation.

The rear face of the base A is provided with an opening G, substantiallyin line with the feed-rollers, and as the web of paper is fed forwardthrough these rollers it enters the opening G, and by means of mechanismhereinafter described the web of paper is fed forward a distance equalto the space devoted to the name and address of one subscriber, the feedbeing automatic at each operation of the plunger, the end of the paperprojecting through the opening in the hollow base in such a positionthat the plunger will cut off a slip of paper containing the name andpress it firmly on the newspaper beneath the machine. For the purpose ofcutting the slip off the web of paper quickly the lower edge of theopening G is sharpened and a blade or strip of steel is secured on theside of the plunger adjacent to the opening in the base, which blade maybe readily sharpened, as desired.

On one side of the plate F is secured a bracket H, which projectsdownward beneath the plate, and a link h is pivoted to said bracket andpivoted to a crank-arm h. This crank-arm is secured on a stub-axle I,which is carried by and projects outward from the fixed plate D,justabove or on one side of the shaft of the upper feed-roller. Thisaxle carries a gear-wheel 2, which meshes with the gear-wh eel d on theshaft of the lower roller. Secured on this axle between the gear 41 andthe crank-arm 7t is a ratchet-wl1eel J, and a pawl j is secured on theinner side of the crank-arm h and arranged to en gage with the toothedwheel J.

By the feed mechanism intermediate of the connected plunger and thefeed-roller it will be readily seen that as the plunger is depressed thelink It and the crank-arm 71. are depressed withit, and the pawl j isdrawn back by the crank-arm and engages with the succeeding tooth on theratchetJ. As the plunger is elevated by the recoil of the spring, thepawl turns the ratchet J one tooth forward, which turns the gears 11 dand the feed-rollers to move the web of paper forward the properdistance, which is equal to the width of the slip of paper containingthe name and address of a newspaper subscriber.

In order to adjust the machine to feed a larger or smaller web of paper,the crank-arm h is provided with aseries of holes or openingsj, and thelink h can thus be adjusted accordingly to feed the paper properly bysimply secu ring the lower end of the link h to the lever at the properpoint. The pawl j is grooved on its upper edge at 70, and a springarm issecured on the inner side of the crank-arm h and fits in the groove topress the pawl into engagement with the ratchet wheel J.

Suitable handles are secured on the axles Z and d, by means of which therollers may be operated by hand when it is desired to adjust the web ofpaper without operating the plunger.

It is obvious that the lower feed-roller will become coated with thepaste from constant contact with the coated side of the paper, and toremove this I provide a scraper L beneath the same, which contacts withsaid roller and removes the surplus paste therefrom.

The operation of my machine is obvious to those skilled in the art fromthe foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings; but itshould be observed that the strip of paper is severed from the web andaffixed to the newspapers at one stroke of the plunger, and at thesamettime the-feeding mechanism is operated to adjust the web of paperforward a sufficient distance to bring a new slip of paper into positionto be cut on the next descent of the plunger.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device for affixing mailing-labels, the supply-spool and :thetriangular mucilagereceptacle having a brush 0 in its contracted endarranged to contact with the supply-spool, substantially as described.

2. In a device for affixing mailing-labels, the combination of a hollowbase, the arms projecting outward from said base and having the verticalextensions, the triangular ICC paste-box adjustaloly supported on saidextensions, and the supply-spool arranged beneath the paste-box,substantially as de-' scribed.

3. In a device for affixing mailing-labels, the combination of a hollowbase, the arms projecting from said base and having the verticalextensions, the supply-spool, the pastebox loosely secured on saidvertical extensions and carrying a brush adapted to contact 'with thesupply-spool, and the springs arthe crank-arm, and the link connectingthe ranged to hold the brush in contact with said crank-arm with theplunger, substantially as spool, substantially as described. described.

4. In a device for aifixing mailing-labels, In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in 5 the combination of a hollow base, a plunger, presenceof three Witnesses.

the arms projecting outward from said base ORION T. DOZIER. and carryingthe supply-spool and paste-box, Witnesses: the plates D, secured on saidbase, the feed- H. HERZFELD,

rollers jonrnaled in said plates and geared H. SIMON, 10 together, theratchet-and-pawl mechanism, EDWIN I. SIMON.

